The Roman Republic

The Roman Republic

Rome formed along the Tiber River in Italy.

• Great Geographic Location

• Many stories about the way Rome was formed.

Rome's Beginning

• Alps Mountains

• Mediterranean Sea

• Tiber River

• Apennine Mountains

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Geography of Italy

The Roman Kingom

Early on, Rome was ruled by Kings

• After Romulus killed his brother Remus, he became the first King of Rome

• During this period, which lasted about 250 years, Rome had 7 Kings

• The last king, Tarquin the proud, was known for being very cruel and difficult. He was overthrown and the first consuls were elected

Multiple Choice

According to myth, who was the founder of Rome?

• Remus

• Romulus

• Romeo

• Jupiter

Multiple Choice

Why were the geographic features surrounding Rome important?

• They were beautiful and made people want to move there

• They made it easier for people to navigate to Rome to trade

• They were able to get good at sailing because they were right on the sea

• They protected Rome from people who may want to attack them

Multiple Choice

Which of these was NOT a geographic feature surrounding Rome?

• The Alps

• The Nile River

• The Tiber River

• The Mediterranean Sea

The Roman Republic

• Rome was divided primarily into 2 classes:

• Patricians: these were the wealthy, upper class citizens of Rome

• Plebeians: these were the common people of Rome, part of the lower social class

Citizens of Rome

• Citizens were afraid of giving one person too much power.

• New form of government created

• Checks and Balances

A voice for the people

Why were these different bodies important?

• Kept one person from having too much power!

The Republic was made up of many different bodies:

• Consuls

• Senate

• Tribune

• Dictator

How did the Republic Work?

The Government

Multiple Choice

Why was it important to give multiple people power within the Republic?

• To keep one person from having too much power

• To create more jobs for people in Rome

• To make sure they could enforce tax laws

• To keep the Plebeians under control

Multiple Choice

When would a dictator take over Rome?

• When the people didn't need strong leadership

• When they were elected by the Senate

• This only happened at the end of the Republic

• In a time of crisis when strong leadership was needed.